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Keep them in mind, O my God, because they have put shame on the priests' name and on the agreement of the priests and the Levites.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;

לַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים (לַ) la. “to the”וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם (לַ) la “to the”

And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.

וּלְקֻרְבַּ֧ן (לְ) le. “for”וְלַבִּכּוּרִ֑ים (לַ) la “for the”לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “to”לְטוֹבָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “for”

In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;

לְמָלְכ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “[were] <to>”

And at the end of that time, the king gave a feast for all the people who were present in Shushan, the king's town, small as well as great, for seven days, in the outer square of the garden of the king's house.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”לְמִגָּ֧דוֹל (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the drinking was in keeping with the law; no one was forced: for the king had given orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.

לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.

לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (לַ) la. “[belonged] to the”

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,

לִ֠מְהוּמָן (לִ֠) Li “to”

That Vashti the queen was to come before him, crowned with her crown, and let the people and the captains see her: for she was very beautiful.

לְ֠הָבִיא (לְ֠) Le. “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”לְהַרְא֨וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

But when the servants gave her the king's order, Vashti the queen said she would not come: then the king was very angry, and his heart was burning with wrath.

לָבוֹא֙ (לָ) la. “to”

And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:

לַחֲכָמִ֖ים (לַ) la. “to <the>”לִפְנֵ֕י (לִ) li “<to>”

What is to be done by law to Vashti the queen, because she has not done what King Ahasuerus, by his servants, gave her orders to do?

לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹת (לַּ) la. “[is] to”

And before the king and the captains, Memucan gave his answer: Vashti the queen has done wrong, not only to the king, but to all the captains and to all the peoples in all the divisions of the kingdom of King Ahasuerus;

לִפְנֵ֤י (לִ) li “<to>”לְבַדּ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

For news of what the queen has done will come to the ears of all women, and they will no longer give respect to their husbands when it is said to them, King Ahasuerus gave orders for Vashti the queen to come before him and she came not.

לְהַבְז֥וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לְהָבִ֨יא (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנָ֖יו (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the wives of the captains of Persia and Media, hearing what the queen has done, will say the same to all the king's captains. So there will be much shame and wrath.

לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

If it is pleasing to the king, let an order go out from him, and let it be recorded among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it may never be changed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her place t

מִלְּפָנָ֔יו (לְּ) le. “to”לִפְנֵי֙ (לִ) li “<to>”לִרְעוּתָ֖הּ (לִ) li “to”

And when this order, given by the king, is made public through all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give honour to their husbands, great as well as small.

לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לְמִגָּד֖וֹל (לְ) le. “<to>”

And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given

לִהְי֤וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king:

לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (לַ) la. “for the”

And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.

לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “[belonged] to <the>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “of”לְבַֽת׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant

לְפָנָיו֒ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָתֵ֣ת (לָ) la. “to”לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”לָֽתֶת־ (לָֽ) la. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”לְט֖וֹב (לְ) le. “to”

And every day Mordecai took his walk before the square of the women's house, to see how Esther was and what would be done to her.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “to”לָדַ֙עַת֙ (לָ) la. “to”

Now every girl, when her turn came, had to go in to King Ahasuerus, after undergoing, for a space of twelve months, what was ordered by the law for the women (for this was the time necessary for making them clean, that is, six months with oil of myrrh an

לָב֣וֹא׀ (לָ) la. “to”לָ֜הּ (לָ֜) la “for <the>”

And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king.

לָהּ֙ (לָ) la “to <the>”לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

Now when the time came for Esther, the daughter of Abihail, his father's brother, whom Mordecai had taken as his daughter, to go in to the king, she made request for nothing but what Hegai, the king's servant and keeper of the women, had given her. And E

ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “of”לְבַ֜ת (לְ) le. “to”לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”